Shelf trimming



Dec. 1, 1936. M. CAPLAN Y SHELF TRIMMING Filed Aug. 1, 1935 II/IIIIIIA IIII/I/III 'enifonllbse's Patented Dec. 1, 1936 rat SHELF TRIMMING Moses Caplan, Boston, Mass.

Application August 1,

3 Claims.

tate the bending at the proper line, or that the break be formed by a joint or line of connection between the shelf top section and the shelf edge section of material and of a nature to bend more readily. In effecting the desired end, my novel construction comprises the use of a connecting or break member, as a piece of binding, or other suitable material, for the purpose.

In the drawing of one embodiment of my invention selected for illustration and description Figs. 1, 2 show in front elevation and cross vertical section, respectively, instances of one form 25 of the invention;

Figs. 3, 4, respectively, in front elevation and cross section, show a modified form of the invention;

Figs. 5, 6, respectively, show, in similar views, a further modified form; and

Figs. 2a, 4a, and 6a are details, on an enlarged scale, of the corner construction of the shelf top section and shelf front edge section.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 2a, my invention is shown as comprising a shelf top section I, extending to and beyond the edge of the shelf itself, to form a head 2.

At the edge, the top section carries a suitable flexible hinge or break strip 3, secured at one edge to the member I, and at its opposite edge, it is turned down and inwardly against the edge of the top cover section, and parallel with the same. Against the narrow edge of the break member 3 is laid one face of a second break member 4, or the first member 3 may be folded to take the place of the member 4, which is then stitched or otherwise secured to the members 3 and i, as at 5, and the edge of the turned down member 3 or member 4, if used, is dropped vertically and re- 50 ceived against the upper part of the face of the edge covering section 6, and secured thereto, as by stitching l. A decorative sheet 8 may be used.

This forms, with the outstanding bead 2, a sharp break in the corner joint beneath it that permits the edge section to drop vertically adjacent the shelf edge 9, and at the same time, it provides a sufficiently firm edge joint to prevent ready sliding of the cover back on the shelf, under the weight of dishes, etc.

1935, Serial No. 34,252

In Figs. 3, 4 and 4a, there is provided a different construction, in that the bending or break member 3 is used, as before, but the member 4 is secured along its inner face to one face and upper part of the vertical edge cover section 6, as by stitching l, and the upper edge of the member 4 is bent inwardly and secured face to face to the lower face of member 3, as by stitching 5, also, securing in position the upper edge of a reinforcing or decorative member 8, in this instance, providing a sharp projecting lip 2 to prevent ready displacement of the cover by dishes, and a sharp break beneath the lip to facilitate close fitting to the shelf edge.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 600, break member 3 is omitted, and the break member 4 has one edge bent inwardly and secured, as at 5, toone face it of the folded edge of the shelf top section forming the bead 2, while its opposite edge is dropped vertically and secured to one face of an edge cover member 6, forming a sharp break in the trimming to permit the members 6 and 8 to drop close to the shelf edge. This is also a satisfactory form providing the desired break for the vertical face of the shelf edge section, with the top section I, and the desired resistance to the tendency of dishes to move the top section away from the shelf edge, and also providing a suitable bead 2.

Reinforcing and ornamenting sheets of material B may be used when desired.

My invention is not limited to the particular embodiments shown herein.

I claim:

1. A shelf trimming comprising a sheet of material forming a shelf top cover section, a break member about the edge thereof forming a relatively stiff projecting lip, and a shelf edge cover section and a second break member secured tothe edge of the folded first break member and to the shelf top cover section, and falling close to the shelf edge.

2. A shelf trimming comprising a sheet of material forming a shelf cover section, a break member secured about the edge of the cover section, a second break member secured to the first break member removed from the shelf edge, and a shelf edge cover section and a decorative section secured near their top edges to both break members to provide a firm outstanding bead for the shelf cover section, and the vertically hanging decorative and edge cover sections.

3. A shelf trimming comprising a sheet of material forming a shelf cover section, a break member having one edge secured to the cover section and its opposite edge dropped perpendicularly, and a shelf edge cover section secured at its upper edge to the break member.

MOSES CAPLAN. 

